Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace | |
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Лівадійський Палац | |
General information | |
Type | Palace |
Town or city | Livadiya, Crimea |
Country | see Political status of Crimea |
Coordinates | 44°28′04″N 34°08′36″E / 44.46778°N 34.14333°E |
Height | |
Architectural | Neo-Renaissance |
Technical details | |
Material | White Crimean limestone |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 116 |
Website | |
Official site of the Livadia Palace |
Livadia Palace (
History
Formerly granted to
Around 1909, Nikolay Krasnov, Yalta's most fashionable architect, responsible for the grand ducal residences in Koreiz, was engaged to prepare plans for a new imperial palace. The Tsar's diary indicates that the design was much discussed in the Imperial Family; it was decided that all four façades of the palace should look different. After 17 months of construction, the new palace was inaugurated on 11 September 1911. In November Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna celebrated her 16th birthday at Livadia.
After the February Revolution in 1917, Nicholas's mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, fled to Livadia with some other members of the Imperial family. They were eventually rescued by the British ship HMS Marlborough, sent by the Dowager Empress's nephew, King George V.
During the
The palace, once used as a mental institution, became a historical museum. Most of the historical furnishings have been lost, but anything that has been recovered can be seen for a small fee. In August 2007 the palace was recognized as a landmark of modern history by the Seven Wonders of Ukraine project. Ukrainian pop singer Sofia Rotaru, who celebrated her 60th birthday at the palace in the company of the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova – the second such meeting since the Yalta Conference – funded the restoration of Livadia Palace in 2008.[2]
Numerous academic conferences have been held at the palace. Palace staff actively publish their research.[3] Visitors are particularly interested in the events of 1945.[4]
On 18 November 2017, the 123rd anniversary of Tsar Alexander III's burial, Russian president Vladimir Putin dedicated a monument to Alexander III on the grounds of the Levadia Palace. Putin said in part, "Alexander III loved Russia and believed in it, and, opening this monument today, we pay tribute to his deeds, achievements and merits, express our respect for the indissoluble history of our country, for people of all ranks and classes who honestly served the Fatherland."[5]
Architecture
The Livadia Palace is built of white Crimean
The palace contains 116 rooms, with interiors furnished in different styles. There are a
See also
- Tsar's Path, passes above the palace complex
- Dulber, nearby palace designed by the same architect
- Yusupov Palace, another nearby palace
- Vorontsov Palace, in neighboring Alupka
References
- Verlorene Siege. 2000. 16 Auflage. Bonn. pp. 283–85
- ^ "Sofia Rotaru decided to take Livadia Palace in charge". Твой День. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ^ "Ливадийский дворец-музей. Издательская деятельность". www.livadia-palace.crimea.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "КРЫМСКАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ 1945 г. (альманах) - Conference "YALTA-45/13"".
- ^ Открытие памятника Александру III, kremlin.ru
External links
- Livadia Palace photo album (in English)
- Livadia Palace (Yalta)
- History and architecture (in Russian)
- History and views of the palace (in Russian)
- Photo (1024x768)
- Conference devoted to Yalta-45